Crematory.



E. M. JONES.

CREMATORY.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 28, 1914.

1,170,818. Patented Feb. 8, 1916.

Attorn eys E. M. JONES.

CREMATORY.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 28, 1914.

1 1 70,8 1 8; Patented Feb. 8, 1916.

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Inventor,

Witnesses 1M 7141,1 by

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EDWARD M. JONES, F MACON, GEORGIA.-

cnEMA'ronY.

Application filed September 28, 1914. Serial No. 863,938.

, To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD M. J ONES, a.citizen of the 'United States, residing at Macon, in the county of Bibband State of Georgia, have invented a new and useful Crematory, of whichthe following is a specification.

The device forming the subject matter of this application is a crematorydesigned primarily for use in burning up night soil, garbage, etc., oneof the objects of the invention being to provide novel means whereby theair is heated before it is introduced into the incinerating chamber,this heating of the air being brought about by utilizing the wasteproducts of combustion.

Another object of the invention is to provide a crematory having anincinerating chamber and a combustion chamber extended across theincinerating chamber at one side thereof, the combustible material inthe products of combustion being consumed in the combustion chamber,before such products pass through the stack.

It is within the scope of the invention to improve generally and toenhance the utility of devices of that type to which the presentinvention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings :--Figure 1 is a horizontal section takenapproximately on the line 1-1 of Fig. 2; Fig. 2 is a verticallongitudinal section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a crosssection taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 is a cross sectiontaken on the line 4--4 of Fig. 2.

The crematory herein disclosed comprises a floor or foundation 1.Located upon or adjacent to the floor 1 are side beams 2 and 3, and rearbeams 4. The lower ends of the side beams 2 and 3 are connectedbytie-rods 100 which prevent a spreading of the walls of the structure,and a dropping of the arch hereinafter mentioned. The side beams '2 and3 are connected by deck beams 5 sup- Specification of Letters Patent.

, i In the front wall 16 there is formed a thickness, the cross wall 30extending e- Patented Feb. 8, 1916.

porting a platform 6. A wall 7 is provided and projecting inwardly fromthe wall 7 is an incline 8. There is provided a drain 51, through whichmay pass rain or washingup water. The rear portion 9 of the wall 7 1shlgher than the remaining portions thereof and cooperates with the rearI-beams4 to support a platform 10. Soil is banked up as shown at 11againstthe portion 9 of the wall, so that a vehicle may be drivenreadily onto the platforms 10 and 6. The platforms 10 and 6 aresurrounded upon three sides by a arapet 12.

he structure in which the incinerating process takes place comprises aside wall 14, a side wall 15, a front wall 16 and a rear wall 17.Extended between the front wall 16 and the rear wall 17 and locatedrelatively near to the side wall 14 is an intermediate wall 18 connectedwith the side wall 14 by a the crematory or a leakage of gasestherefrom. An arch 22 is sprung'between the walls 18 and 15 and definesan incinerating chamber 23. An opening 24 in the wall 18 establishescommunication between the incinerating chamber 23 and the stack 21.Openings 25 in the wall 18 establishcommunications between theincinerating chamber 23 and the'combustion chamber 20.

doorway 26 controlled by a door 27, the construction of I which need notbe described,

since this door forms the siibj ect matter of a prior patent.

Located within the incinerating chamber 23 is a cross wall 30 preferablyof sin le tween the front wall 16 and the rear wall 17. Extendedparallel to the wall 30 is a wall 102. A wall 103 extends between thewalls 102 and 30. Fittingin the rectangle defined by the walls30-17-102103 is a pan 29 adapted to receive night-soil, carcasses,garbage and the like. from the door 26 to the pan 29.

A grate 31 is supported by the cross wall 30 and by the side wall 15,the grate 31 ex- An incline 106 leads structure may be surrounded by ametal casmg 101 which prevents a leakage of air into i tending entirelyacross the incinerating chamber 23 in a direction parallel to the crosswall 30, the'gr'ate 31 being suitably.

vsupported in its intermediate portion as shown at 32. Stoke doors 33located in the i walls 16 and 17 give access to the ends of the grate31; and clean-out doors 34 are located below the stoke doors 33. Theintermediate portion of the ate 31 is reached by a cleanout door 35located below the grate, as will be'understood best from Fig. 4:. Acleanout door 44 located in the front wall 16 gives access to thecombustion chamber 20. 1 Y arched hood 36 lies between the platform 6and the arch 22 "of theincinerating chamber, the hood 36 terminating ina hori-' zontal extension 37 lying above .the bridge 19 andabove thecombustion chamber 20. 'j'llhe hood 36 and theplatform 6 define an bupper draft space 38; thehood 36,.the ex ;.tension--I37, the arch 22 ofthe incinerating chamber andthe bridgel9 defining a lower draftspace39.llhe draft spaces 38 and 39 areini'communication adjacent the wall 14,

the upper draft space 38 being open adjaqcent the wall 15. -Adjacent'the wall 15, the

lower draft space. 39' communicates with the .upper ends ofuprightfluesjO, in which arelocated dampers" 41. The lower portions of 3 the'flues' 40' communicate with openings '42 discharging beneath thegrate'31 nearfthe ends thereof. Opposite" to-the openings 42 the fiues40 are provided with cleanoutf doors 104;

- Anight-soil conduit 43 opens through the platform-10 and dischargesonto the pan 29.

Access is had-to the pan 29through a door.

flue upwardly through the grate; and an 45 located in the rear wall'17.Garbage may 'be deposited upon the grate 31 through the I me'diu1n of a,chute 46openin'g through the chamber'below the. level'of the ofi'alsupport platform 6, theychute being provided with a hinged trap door 47carried by the platform 6. Connected with the trapdoor 47 is a flem'bleelement 48 carrying a weight 49, thei 5 flexible element 48 beingsupported intermediate its ends as shown at 50,;upon one of the -I-beamswhich form the framework'of the structure. f

. It is to be observedflthat-the air entersbe-J '50 tween the hood 36and the platform 6, and passes to the left (Fig; 2) around theextension-37 of the hood, the air passing thence between the hood 36 andextension 37 upon the one hand and the bridge 19 and the arch 22 of thecombustion chamber, upon the other hand. Owing to the sinuous path inwhich the entering air is forced to travel, the air is heated to aconsiderable degree before it is passed into'the incinerating cham- 30her. It is to be observed that the air not only is heated above theincinerating chamher, but, as well, is heated above the combustionchamber 20 by the waste products passing therethrough. From the lowerair s ace @5 39, the air passes by way of flues 40 an the space at apoint remote from 59.1

outlets 42, beneath the grates 81. Thence the .air is deflectedupwardlyby the cross wall 30 and passes across the top of the pan 29,the air passing thence downwardly, through the openings 25 in theintermediate wall18 and traversing-the combustion cham- 'loer 20 to thestack 21.

While the air is traversing the combustion chamber 20 waste mattercarried in suspension in the smoke will vbe consumed :prior to theentrance of 35 ,the smoke into the stack,2l.

Disposedupon'the -floor, 1 beneath the platform 10 is a winch 107controlling a flexible element 108 extended through the door 45 andadapted to be used for hauling heavy e carcasses and the like up theincline 106 and onto thelpan 29.

aving thus "described the invention, what is claimed is: j

1. A crematory' embodying an incinerat- 'ing .chamber; a grate disposedat one side of g'the incinerating chamber; an ofial support disposed inapproximate alinement with the grate; a platform above the incineratingchamber; a hood interposed between the top w of theincinerating chamberand the platform" and defining an upper draft space and a lower draftspace which communicate with each-jot'her adjacent one end of the hood;means for admitting air into the upper draft end of the; hood; a fluecommunicating with the lower-draft space adjacent-the other end of thehood and opening into the incinerating chamber. below ,the grate; anuprightvwall 10o constituting at once a support for the grate and ameansfor deflectingthe air from the outlet for the products of combustion,the outlet communicating with the incinerating thereby to j draw the airwhich passes through the, grate across the ofi'al support.

2.. A ,crematory comprising an incineratjngehambe a transversecombustion chamno lberjat one side of the inclnerating chamber;

a cross walldefininglone sideof the combustion chamber andfone side ofthe incinerating chamber; a stack at one extreme end of Y the combustionchamber; a platform-above the incinerating chamber; a hood between thetop of the incinerati'ng chamber and the platform, the platformterminating in an thronghout its length and cause the chamber Intestimony that I claim the foregoing to heat the air passing around theextension as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signathrough the entirelength of the extension, ture in the presence of two witnesses.

one of said openings in the cross wall com- V EDWARD M. JONES. 5munieating dlrectly with the stack thereby Witnesses:

to prevent a deadening of the draft from W. D. MONEIL,

the grate.

W. B. SMITH.

